projectable adj.— «There are exceptions, of course. But most of the pitchers who get drafted can either throw in the low 90s or are, in the parlance, “projectable.” Which essentially means that a scout can look at the kid and...
taxi queen n.— «Teenage girls are being used by unscrupulous taxi operators in Chatsworth as “scouts” to identify potential robbery targets. The girls—many of whom are addicted to drugs—are planted in taxis to identify passengers carrying...
chevrolegs n.pl.— «Lemme just throw on my shoedabakers and start my chevrolegs and truck on down there.» —“Re: [ANN] Rocket City Blast Off Scheduled for Oct 27/28″ by Scout (scout187@wvi.com) Usenet: rec.models...
buscone n.— «Throw a scout, an agent, a coach and an entrepreneur into a blender, then mix, and you have a buscone (boo-SCONE-ay).» —“Search for Dominican talent no longer a hit-or-miss affair” by Jim...
buscon n. (in the Dominican Republic) a facilitator for legal or bureaucratic matters, such as a job recruiter for organizations in the United States or a baseball scout. Also buscone. Editorial Note: The form buscone is an Anglophone back-formation...